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Dryland permaculture on 1/2 acre in the Murray Mallee regionSat, 23 Aug 2014 20:32:21 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/Comment on Working Harder Than Ever by Judehttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/working-harder-than-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-175
Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:32:21 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/working-harder-than-ever/#comment-175Life tends to get busy doesn’t it. Don’t forget to leave a pile or two of sticks on the ground for the critters to live in; ground dwelling birds and small marsupials rely on ‘rubbish piles’ for breeding and camouflage.
]]>Comment on The Interwebs for Off-Gridders by rabidlittlehippyhttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/the-interwebs-for-off-gridders/comment-page-1/#comment-172
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:41:06 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/the-interwebs-for-off-gridders/#comment-172Losing reliance on the grid is probably a good way to be. We are looking to install solar panels here in the next couple of months and will hopefully begin to slowly build up a battery bank. It means with a hybrid system we will run off our own power as long as it’s available, be it sun to lightbulb or via battery. The reliance on the grid is lowered or possibly even removed.

As for off grid events being advertised or talked about via grid tied technology, it’s common sense. We are a grid connected society. Even the promotion of events that are off the grid must needs be done via the grid. Word of mouth will still spread a long way but mostly it’s word of twitter, facebook or email these days.

]]>Comment on NFF Chuffed with the Scrapping of the Carbon Tax by rabidlittlehippyhttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/nff-chuffed-with-the-scrapping-of-the-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-171
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:35:27 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-171Liked as I like that it has now been pointed out! Sometimes it is hard to see all the pieces to the puzzle.
]]>Comment on The Interwebs for Off-Gridders by Judehttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/the-interwebs-for-off-gridders/comment-page-1/#comment-170
Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:31:20 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/the-interwebs-for-off-gridders/#comment-170It’s true, we are (as a species) herd animals; we need each other. To be totally off grid is to reject everything about our fellow humans and very few people go that far. I aspire to be independent of the things people rely on ‘the grid’ to provide; electricity, water, some foods and maybe even clothes one day, but I still enjoy the company of my fellow human and am willing to share my surplus to create my own (hopefully more sustainable) grid.
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Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:25:12 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-168Stop talking so much sense, Liz. 😉
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Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:24:35 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-167YES! The “best” solution would cost nothing at all. We would all, collectively and rationally, take responsibility for our actions and stop consuming the way we do. The people would be genuinely powerful again. If we need to consume something and it is produced in a carbon-intensive manner we would reject it and thus force manufacturers to produce their products in a way that satisfies us and is good for the planet.
]]>Comment on NFF Chuffed with the Scrapping of the Carbon Tax by Jude Wrighthttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/nff-chuffed-with-the-scrapping-of-the-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-166
Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:49:19 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-166Especially when an alternative to these expensive items is just a change of mental perspective away.
]]>Comment on NFF Chuffed with the Scrapping of the Carbon Tax by nanangofarmerlizhttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/nff-chuffed-with-the-scrapping-of-the-carbon-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-165
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:29:42 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-165Sigh. And permaculture principles would help reduce electricity for irrigation and fuel for driving tractors ti plough and spray weeds too….
]]>Comment on On Locavorism by rabidlittlehippyhttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/on-locavorism/comment-page-1/#comment-164
Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:19:20 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-164Priorities! Less tv means you use a little less electricity. Shop local and you use a little less fuel. A little less on the leccy bill and at the bowser means a little more x 2 to spend on local food. 🙂 It all balances out in the end.
]]>Comment on On Locavorism by Jude Wrighthttps://malleepermie.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/on-locavorism/comment-page-1/#comment-163
Sat, 05 Jul 2014 23:32:22 +0000http://malleepermie.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-163I think we tend to be too middle class/ well off; we don’t truly understand the concept of eat/buy/live local until we are living in poverty and our next meal depends on someone supporting us (as a local business or artisan). We made the decision several years ago to only buy groceries locally at our community Co-Op (even though prices are higher than in town at big chain stores) and our local feed store. Both businesses stock local products where available. We have not regretted this decision and I feel it has helped to keep our town alive in these (increasingly) tough economic times.
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